become a millionaire
He worked hard and became a millionaire.
他努力工作，成了百万富翁。
百万富翁
财富至少为一百万货币单位的人(通常不包括恶性通货膨胀货币持有者)。；财富超过一百万美元的人；大富豪；[经] 大资本家；巨富
a person whose wealth is at least one million dollars (or one million units of another currency)
财富至少为一百万货币单位的人(通常不包括恶性通货膨胀货币持有者)。
Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (106) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies).
财富超过一百万美元的人
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
After selling his startup, he became a millionaire at the age of thirty.
卖掉初创公司后，他三十岁就成了百万富翁。
用法提示：millionaire 作可数名词，表示‘百万富翁’。
She lives in a luxury apartment building that is popular among millionaires.
她住在一栋很受百万富翁欢迎的豪华公寓楼里。
用法提示：这里的 millionaires 是复数形式，指‘百万富翁们’。
The lottery winner insisted that being a millionaire would not change his daily routine.
这位彩票中奖者坚称，成为百万富翁不会改变他的日常生活。
用法提示：being a millionaire 是动名词短语作主语，millionaire 仍为名词。
He worked hard and became a millionaire.
他努力工作，成了百万富翁。
这里millionaire作为定语修饰名词。
She is a millionaire entrepreneur.
她是一位百万富翁企业家。
He is a self-made millionaire.
他是白手起家的百万富翁。
程度比millionaire高，指拥有十亿美元以上资产的人；不可互换
强调在特定行业的权势和财富，不一定是个人净资产达百万；可替换，但侧重商业影响力
与tycoon类似，更正式；可在强调行业地位时替换
grammar · medium
易错句子He is millionaire.
正确表达He is a millionaire.
millionaire是可数名词，单数形式前必须加不定冠词a/an。中文没有冠词，因此学习者容易遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many millionaire in the city.
正确表达There are many millionaires in the city.
millionaire是可数名词，复数形式加-s。中文名词没有复数变化，学习者常忘记加-s。
指财富上的对立，pauper特指非常贫穷的人
millionaire 指拥有百万美元资产的人，billionaire 指拥有十亿美元资产的人，两者数量级不同。
millionaire 指至少百万资产，multimillionaire 指拥有数百万甚至更多资产，通常指几百万到几千万。
成为百万富翁
He worked hard and eventually became a millionaire.
他努力工作，最终成为了百万富翁。
白手起家的百万富翁
She is a self-made millionaire who started her business from scratch.
她是一个白手起家的百万富翁，从零开始创业。
百万富翁俱乐部
Only a few people manage to get into the millionaire's club.
只有少数人能够加入百万富翁俱乐部。
一夜暴富的百万富翁
Winning the lottery made him an instant millionaire.
中彩票让他一夜之间成了百万富翁。
百万富翁的生活方式
They live a millionaire lifestyle, with luxury cars and exotic vacations.
他们过着百万富翁的生活方式，拥有豪车和异国度假。
隔壁的百万富翁（低调的富人）
The millionaire next door drives an old car and lives frugally.
那位隔壁的百万富翁开着旧车，生活节俭。
百万富翁的核心特征就是拥有大量财富。
百万富翁常与奢华生活方式相关联。
积累财富通常涉及投资行为。
许多百万富翁参与慈善事业。
游艇是百万富翁常见的奢侈品之一。
纸面百万富翁（指资产未变现的富人）
He's a paper millionaire—most of his wealth is in stocks that could plummet.
他是个纸面百万富翁——他的大部分财富都在可能暴跌的股票中。
一夜暴富的人
Lottery winners often become overnight millionaires but struggle to manage their new wealth.
彩票中奖者常常一夜暴富，但难以管理他们的新财富。
富人区（指高级住宅区）
They bought a mansion on Millionaire's Row, where the city's elite live.
他们在富人区买了一栋豪宅，那里住着城市精英。
谁想成为百万富翁？
The game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' has been popular worldwide.
电视游戏节目《谁想成为百万富翁？》在全球都很受欢迎。
我是百万富翁！
In 'The Office', Michael Scott famously exclaims 'I'm a millionaire!' after a small financial gain.
在《办公室》中，迈克尔·斯科特在获得一点财务收益后，著名地喊道‘我是百万富翁！’
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